Queen Rose
How did you start as a Hatter? How long have you been a Red Hatter? In 2001 I read the article about the Red Hat Society and Sue Ellen in Romantic Homes Magazine. This seemed like such a fun thing so I asked a friend if she would like join a chapter with me. I searched the RHS website and found a chapter nearby that met on Saturdays, as I was still working at the time. I called the Queen and we attended and joined the Scarlett Belles in Sept. of 2001.
Describe the wildest / craziest thing you ' ve done while at an event. At the first Virginia Funvention in 2004, my friend and I entered the " talent " contest. We did a take on the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, but Red Hat style! We wore flesh colored body suits and tights-- our outfits--a bra made from 2 red sequin children ' s hats, a skirt made from red sequin children ' s tutus, red and purple pompoms from the Dollar Tree, a handmade purple sequin vest, red sequin bikinis, red glittered tennis shoes and red cowboy hat. As you know, professional cheerleaders are more about dancing than cheering, so we performed our " cheer " skit to " Hot Stuff " by Donna Summers. For our finale to the song, we turned around flipped up our skirts and flashed the audience--on our " cheeks " was a red sequin red hat, like a tattoo. We brought down the house and won 1st place and we were asked to come back the next year for an encore. It was so much fun, we had ladies running up and sticking dollars bills into our outfit. What a hoot! Here is a picture. Ladies still come up to me now after all these years and say how much they enjoyed our skit.
What have you gained from The Sisterhood? So many wonderful, dear friends, not only locally, but through social media such as Facebook, friends from all over the world! It is so great to attend events and get to meet so many of these ladies. Being the only girl in my family, so many of these friends have become like " sisters " to me. I am so grateful for their friendship and caring.
If money were no object, where would you like to go for an event? I would love to see a national convention in Hawaii. What a fabulous time we would have!
In your opinion, the best thing about the Divine 9 event was: For me the best thing was going around, in my campaigning for Ms Congeniality, and meeting and chatting with so many of you, both old friends and new friends--and leaving you all with my special little " Hug and Kiss ". Making friends is what it is all about!